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Calif. Health Care Lobbying Tops $33.8M in First 10 Months of 2015

In the first 10 months of this year, health care stakeholders spent more than $33.8 million on lobbying in California, according to data released by the Secretary of State, the Sacramento Business Journal reports.

That amount is 18.2% more than the same period in 2014.

The top 10 spenders on health care lobbying in the state were:

The California Hospital Association, which spent $8.2 million on lobbying efforts;

Kaiser Permanente, which spent nearly $1.9 million;

The California Medical Association, which spent nearly $1.5 million;

The California Association of Health Plans, which spent $617,827;

The California Optometric Association, which spent $547,735;

The American Cancer Society, which spent $512,726;

The California Dental Association, which spent $512,532;

The Alliance of Catholic Health Care, which spent $424,141;

The California Alliance of Child and Family Services, which spent $419,035; and